Saturday morning, 0900 hrs, Bill Gassett and crew set out on a SUP paddle at 64th St. They were invited to paddle along with the core kayakers and canoe paddlers from MAPA. Bill and his wife Anne are the areas top distance paddling gurus for stand up. They are always stoked to pass the aloha about the distance stand up paddling sport.
Here is an email that I received from Bill about the event:
We (4 of us) knocked out between 3.5 and 7 miles of solid SUP training at the 64th Street State Park.
It was cool, very light wind and the work out was awesome…money in the bank.
MAPA has a core group of paddlers and they are full of aloha.
It’s always good to see you guys. Thank you for the “trophies” Rusty. Staying Alive!
More events like this will set anybody, interested in distance or race SUP’ing, up for success.
So in the spirit of Keep It Simple SUP’ing you are invited to paddle out on the Back Bay in Sandbridge next weekend (weather dependant) in the first ever “Suck Mud and Go Blind” SUP race.
Something like 4 – 7 miles of paddling in the shallow water of the Back Bay around a bunch of duck blinds.
Course to be decided race day in order to exploit wind and swell for the most fun.
We will send out another email mid-week with directions to the house and a semi-solid idea on the course.
No race fee, no registration other than writing your name down so we can keep track of who’s on the water and MANDATORY fun.
We will try to have separate SUP classes based on what people bring to paddle.
Speaking of…our kindred ohana of outrigger and surf-ski paddlers are invited.
Aloha,
Bill Gassett
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